Vehicle fuel gauge is off by 50 miles + - 10 miles. Vehicle stalls after filling fuel take to full level. Engine check light stays on solid after the first time the vehicle ran out of gas. Transmission is loud and grinds when making turns and has a jerking motion when increasing and decreasing speed.
2016 Ford Focus transmission complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford focus. The contact stated that when she stops and then re-accelerates her vehicle, the clutch loses power. When driving at 60 MPH the vehicle lost power and dropped to 40 MPH but regained power in about 40 seconds. The vehicle was taken to the dealer bedford ford lincoln (10050 in-37, bedford, in 47421, (812) 279-8121) where they adjusted the clutch to a 216 level of rpms. The failure recurred and the dealer stated that when the vehicle comes back for service on november 11, 2018, the would adjust the clutch to a higher RPM level. The manufacturer had not been contacted. The failure mileage was 13,000. The VIN was not available.
Ford focus 2016 is transmission is still experiencing problems as previous fords models in category, including engine slips, shuddering , stalling and not changing gears properly, create hazards, im constantly battling to drive this vehicle, and it doesn't even have more than 20,000 miles on it, I have almost been in a numerous amount of recks on the highway, or even leaving my house because of this car, I constantly fear for my safety within this vehicle, and I know its a matter of time before something happens, im stuck in this vehicle and nobody has the answers. Today for example I was leaving my house I stoped at a stop sign to take a left it was morning traffic, I take a turn in an appropriate manner, but the rpms jump to 4 almost 5, and the car starts to violently shake and it stalls briefly in the middle of both lanes and makes a shuddering noise as I accelerate more to get out of the way, it shakes more and jumps forward in a jerking motion, I was almost hit by a car!! This car has a clean record, no recks or anything and properly taken care of!
My 2016 ford focus & its "powershift" transmission shudders when accelerating. On thursday oct. 4, 2018 while driving on the freeway the car shuttered then stalled as I was attempting to accelerate. I purchased the car at the end of january 2018, brand new and have put 29,537 miles on it. I am being told that the clutch system will need to be replaced and it is currently in the shop. I previously owned the 2012 ford focus which had a similar issue and had to have the chip associated with this transmission replaced numerous times. While the sales staff told me this issue was resolved and the newer transmissions do not have the same problem, I have been told by the service department that the issue with the 2012 ford focus transmission was never resolved and this is the same issue. I consider this incredibly unsafe as my 2012 broke down numerous times in traffic and on freeways, leaving me stranded until it decided to "reengage" and allow the car to go in a forward motion. Thankfully I was able to get to the shoulder each time and wait for the transmission to reengage so I could get it to the dealership for diagnostics. If the 2016 transmission has the same issue, I am concerned that eventually it to will leave me or some other driver on the side of the road or worse stall while at a high rate of speed causing an accident.
Car overheated driving down interstate. Car has been taken to ford dealership. Dealership found no coolant leaks, but determined coolant is being burned/absorbed by turbo portion of 1.0 l ecoboost engine. Motor head has cracked. Vehicle is 620 miles out of power train warranty so is not covered. Same issue is currently in recall for other ford turbo engine models.
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford focus. While driving 65 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to shift into drive or reverse. Also, the transmission warning indicator illuminated followed by the service transmission soon warning indicator. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. Kearny pearson ford (located at 7303 clairemont mesa blvd, san diego, ca 92111, (858) 560-5544), was contacted and stated that the failure may be due to the transmission control module, and that the vehicle needed to be diagnosed to confirm the failure. The contact was unable to have the vehicle towed to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 90,000.
Poor performance of auto transmission on 2016 ford focus titanium involves hesitation when accelerating, "chattering" when accelerating, "sliding" into gear when shifting, slipping when shifting. Clutch replaced once. Going in again with same symptoms.
I bought 2016 ford focus, total 55,000 miles on it now 2018 and nothing but trouble in the first 6 months and there after , always in the garage for drive train 2 years now, straps on roof fell off twice , trunk out of line,new tires bought at 26,000 miles . Wire harness totally shut down car in 2017 while doing 65 on the highway , could not steer the car or stop it , brakes went to the floor car total shut down and this year 2018 the steering froze up at 55,000 miles, could not steer the car,, car runs like crap has power then no power, don't dare to pull out in traffic unless I have a long free space to get in, cause it hesitates, back up camera wont shut off till I have gone 100 feet forward , 2018 phone system keeps failing, new brakes, twice I almost got killed, cause I could not stop or steer the car on the highway I am so done with ford and this car.. Performance is the worst I have ever seen in a car,, I could go to the garage every week cause the performance is so bad, done done done, if I had gotten killed in this car the two worst times it failed, my family would have sued ford and as far as I am concerned they should have taken the car back, would have been alot less head aches than a death law suit
Transmission has skipped since I drove out of the lot. Now it's slipping so bad my days it needs a new transmission put in. This causes delay when accelerating and that pause in heavy traffic is very dangerous. I have 100,000 mile warranty but the dealership is giving me the run around.
My car shudders and jerks while taking off or at low speeds, I have put it in the shop several times with ford. They replaced the clutch the first time and every time since tells me there is nothing wrong, this is just the way the transmission for these models performs. They offered to trade in my vehicle but was only offering below kbb value due to the issues with shuddering and jerking.
My vehicle started shaking during acceleration jump during deceleration. Check engine light came on and also transmission failed warning. Vehicle stopped changing into final gear and prolonged other shifting so to 3500rnpir more.these actions occurred on regular streets and highway as well.
When I am in park my driver side floor is shaking and when I'm at a stop light and begin to go my car jerks going from 1 to 2 and it also jerks when I try to pick up speed on the highway.
When accelerating from a stop, the transmission does not engage right away, but appears to slip, and it makes a noise which I would describe as a grinding noise, and it shudders slightly. It also sounds like the teeth in the transmission gears are not engaging smoothly, thus resulting in the noise referred to. The noise and shudder does not occur in every instance when accelerating from a stop, but it does it often. I took the focus in to a dealer in my area in november 2017 and the determination was that there were no software updates available and that "no concern was found at this time." I disagreed with that finding, but I had no choice but to continue to drive the vehicle. The problem has been ongoing, and I tried to make an appointment at the dealer in january 2018 to have them look at the vehicle again, but they told me their transmission guy was out for two weeks. My wife is the primary driver of the vehicle, so I am not always aware of what is happening with it, but she told me today that the car was making a grinding noise again, so she and I took it for a short drive and I discovered that it is once again the transmission not engaging properly and shuddering with the grinding, scraping sound. I will be taking it again to the dealer at his next earliest appointment time, which is not until sept. 4. The problem referred to happens on city streets and highways when the vehicle is stationary, and one begins to accelerate.
Transmission slipping and rattling when shifting between lower gears
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford focus. While accelerating from a stop light, the engine revved, but the vehicle failed to move. The contact was able to drive at a low speed while the vehicle shook while accelerating. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or independent mechanic for diagnostic testing or repairs. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and stated that the failure was covered under the vehicle's warranty. The failure mileage was 16,800.
There is a huge issue with the transmission on this cars. The transmission shutters, jugs, vibrate really bad and grinds to the point is frustrating and a lot of people are going thru this. Ford says there is nothing to do about it. I would like to have a good working transmission on my car. This car is only 18 miles and I dont even use it that much as every time gets worst. This happens right after you start driving the car. You need to drive slow so that you dont feel this issue. I really hate my car for that reason. Is really good in gas but that is it! Https://www.carcomplaints.com/ford/focus/2016/recalls/ also info here https://californialemonlawgroup.com/2017-ford-focus-new-look-same-problematic-transmission/ I am possitive I am not the only one and this should be investigated. I wish sometimes I could just retur or get another car.
Transmission recall and buyback.transmission problems, took to redwood ford for repairs. Transmission recalled and qualified for buy back after we moved. Case worker sent paperwork and check to sanderson ford in healdsburg. Sanderson refused to process buyback. Transmission still acting up. Caseworker sent paperwork to redwood ford in ukiah. 3 weeks later redwood ford says they have paperwork but no check. Caseworker said she had check sent 3 weeks ago. Messages left with caseworker and other complaint departments in ford corporation with no response. Transmission worse. Car will not always accelerate when pedal pushed down. Been working with ford caseworker for many months!
The transmission slips or stops sudden when driving and is not smooth when stopping . Its hard to control the brake too. Makes noise.
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford focus. While driving 12 MPH, the vehicle shuttered and the engine shut off completely. In addition, the transmission warning indicator illuminated and the transmission responded abnormally when the gears were shifted. The contact placed the gear in neutral and pushed the vehicle to the left emergency lane close to the barrier wall. The vehicle was not towed. The vehicle was eventually able to be driven to chapman ford scottsdale (3950 n 89th st, scottsdale, az 85251, (480) 420-1460) where it was diagnosed that the transmission failed and needed to be repaired. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 12,425.
On my 2016 ford focus sedan automatic, I am experiencing shuddering shifting from a complete stop. I counted the shifting points when I accelerate the car. The car shudders from 1st to 2nd gear. I have tried to let the car shift on its own instead of forcing it to shift but the car will not shift.
I first noticed when I went up an incline that the transmission seemed to have a slight stutter. Then on a recent trip to north carolina and was going up a long hill that the transmission shifted out of gear and the RPM reveved up then it slipped back into gear.also in future you might put the trunk button in a different place so it is not hit every time you turn off the head lights. But by the time I got back to texas the transmission had shuttered,slipped and gone back into gear many times. When I would kick the car down to get into the passing lane and pass someone it would try to stall which can cause accidents if its heavy traffic situations. And these were in highway situations like I-20 in dallas and on the road outside of areas like that. It was less noticeable with intown driving but still there.the lesser problems started approx. Three weeks after I got this car and always at a street by the elementary school here in clyde because its the route I took to take my grandson to school. The major problems I had were on the trip to and from north carolina where my sister was on her death bed and the doctor told the family to get there.
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford focus. While driving at an unknown speed, the vehicle hesitated without warning. The vehicle was taken to roundtree moore ford (2588 w us hwy 90, lake city, fl), but they were unable to duplicate the failure. The failure recurred. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 7,000.
Sometime while accelerating the car will randomly go from 2k RPM to over 6k RPM but you cant here the engine and it loses power and starts to jerk violently. Once you release gas and the RPM's go back down to 2k then you can try to accelerate again. I thought this issue was just because it was cold the 1st time it happened but now it is happening more frequently. I've only had this car for little under a year and it has less then 20k miles on it.
2016 ford focus. Consumer writes in regards to transmission issues. *ld
I was driving in slow moving traffic, due to a broken stop light, for about 20 minutes..when the display indicator began alarming, and said "transmission overheating, stop safely" there was no reason for this warning indicator to turn on, and there was no possible way to stop right where I was. I have also smelled burning coming from the engine and notice that at times my car will not accelerate or it seems to shudder and stammer when accelerating from a stop. The gear shift also will not go into drive and instead goes into neutral on its own. I feel very unsafe when driving.
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford focus. While driving unknown speeds, the transmission slipped without warning. The vehicle was taken to stillwell ford lincoln (3780 w carleton rd, ste m-99 hillsdale, mi 40242) where it was diagnosed that the clutch and seal kit needed to be replaced at 4,000 miles. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. While driving 30 MPH, the transmission slipped and failed while shifting into first and second gear without warning. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the clutch and seal kit needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the issue and informed the contact that the vehicle was not included in a recall. The failure mileage was 40,000.
From a stop, when pressing the gas pedal the transmission starts shuddering and excessive vibration that shakes the whole car, also will not pickup speed so pulling out into traffic is dangerous , this car is dangerous to drive. My wife refuses to drive this car. 2016 ford focus se with only15000 miles on it.....please help
First problem were the transmission shifting very hard and on a couple of occasions the car would not go into reverse when trying to back out of my driveway. Dealer recoded the transmission. Car is now still shifting very hard, sometimes the rpms will hit 4,000+ before it will hard downshift. Other time I have had to press on the brake to get the rpms down. Also while on cruise control the rpms will also rev to 4,000 when trying to slow down. On a recent trip when I cancelled the cruise control the car actually sped up on two separate occasions. Car continues to shift hard and what other people in the car have described as the transmission slipping. This has been ongoing for almost a year now. Dealer always says they have not heard anyone else complain about the transmission which is funny since I get class action lawsuit mail about every other week about it.
From a stop, transmission hesitates while shifting through the lower gears. When this happens, I get a shuddering in the vehicle that doesn't stop until the transmission shifts again. Vehicle has 35,000 miles on it.
When reversing car out of parking spots car hesitates. Car hesitates while driving. Car stops in middle of road. Car shudders and hesitates to pick up speed. Car sometimes will not pick up speed. I have been told to pick up my car three times from ford auto body shop this week and took it back within minutes after because it is not working still. They replaced my clutch twice and other parts inside of the transmission.
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